Renaissance Alexandria

... .  After a couple of stops (one at an Egyptian "rest area" the other at an Egyptian McDonalds) we arrived to our hotel (Alexandria Renaissance).  Sam, my hotel companion, and I arrived to our room and found that we have the most impressive view of the ...

... think a nice evening walk along the Corniche will be the least we do. Hotel: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/alyrn-renaissance-alex andria-hotel/   (for some reason this link only works if you copy and paste it into a browser.) Before ...

... the coast of the Mediterranean sea in north-central Egypt. And the 1st day we arrived in Alexandria in the evening, checking into the Ramada Renaissance gave us a great view over-looking the Mediterranean coast. Even better, the whole coast turned ...

... 's out. We are staying in a hotel (I use the term loosely) called Acropole, which is on the fourth floor of a decaying french renaissance style building on the seafront. We have a sea view, for which (and the cheap price) it is worth putting up with the ...

... , turkey pot pie, meatloaf and ham…all very good! We got back on our bus and drove along the Potomac to Alexandria's old town area.  While visiting Christ Church (the church of George & Martha) we discovered that today was a good day ...

... the Grand Canal.  It is amazing how many different styles of buildings there are in Venice.  We saw classical Renaissance, typical Venetian, and Gothic style buildings.  The mix of all of these different styles created a mosaic of scenery ...

... with some red and orange too. Even their legs were striped! Their helmets had feathers on top. It looked very Shakespearean/ Renaissance, but actually comes from 1914 when the commander wanted to make the uniform look more “traditional” so he ...

... ;  We walked along the edge of the hill. We finished at the Farnese gardens at the top (designed by the Renaissance architect Vignola for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese). Apparently the garden (but not the villa) was rescued from ruin. The gardens ...

... worth the experience, and with our heads still in the clouds, we make our way back to our hotel. The famous kiss... Coming up: 18. Michelangelo's David 19. Florence - the heart and soul of the Renaissance 20. All roads lead to ...

... contained in the continent, and since I'm a history buff, it's really going to be interesting to see the history from medieval through renaissance and up to WW2.  The art is also amazing.  I've heard (think it was in Rick Steves') that any ...

... day and night could be re-programmed to compensate for the changing lengths of day and night throughout the year.[5] The Renaissance saw a re-invigoration of European mathematics and engineering. Wilhelm Schickard's 1623 device was the first of a number ...

... when the demonstrate the acoustics of the place. We view Dutch 17th Century art, then Keegan asks to go to the Gothic and Renaissance sections. We enjoy making fun of the art ... especially the elderly Christ babies. Get to the see the only Da Vinci in ...